My main hobbies are playing violin and guitar (I play with the ensemble Ritorno a Musica) and listening to music. I also enjoy hiking, biking, road trips, and watching movies.
Below are some (just a sampling!) of my favorite musical artists/composers in a variety of genres. I am always down to talk about music or listen to new artists!
Rock: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jam bands: Grateful Dead, Phish
Alternative/indie: Phoebe Bridgers, boygenius, Radiohead, The Replacements, Big Thief, Julien Baker, Death Cab for Cutie
Blues/blues rock: The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, Robert Cray, BB King, Derek and the Dominoes
Classical: Mahler, Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky
Jazz: Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus
R&B/Soul: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles
Country: Jason Isbell, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, Vince Gill, Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers
Folk/Singer Songwriter: Noah Kahan, Joshua Lee Turner, Jackson Browne, Paul Simon, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt
"There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind..."
-Duke Ellington